Research foundations-Unit 3- Qualitative

Researchers conducting qualitative study focus on exploring the world as it is ______ occurs in order to capture participants' perspectives.

• naturally

• broadly

• artificially

• generally

Data collection in qualitative research are analyzed and interpreted and then written using a _____ report style that is less formal and includes contextual description and direct quotations.

• passive voice

• statistical

• narrative

• 3rd person

Determine if the statements about the purpose and assumptions of qualitative research are true or false.

Qualitative research focuses on studying particular people, groups, schools, and places.

• true

• false

Determine if the statements about the purpose and assumptions of qualitative research are true or false.

Qualitative research is just the opinion of the researcher and is based only on idiosyncratic and anecdotal information.

• True

• False

Qualitative research uses an inductive mode of science and often focuses on exploration and discovery.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example or characteristic of using a “holistic” approach in qualitative research?

• Describing the established cultural norms of a given population

• Focusing only on the data available on a single day within a study

• Transcribing a distinctive communication pattern of a community member

• Documenting the ethnic background of a study participant

The _______ of qualitative research contends that knowledge is socially constructed.

• epistemology

• ontology

• thought and behavior

• research focus

Perspectives on _______ in qualitative studies are fluid and highly contextualized in qualitative research, providing researchers with many situational perspectives.

• ontology

• thought and behavior

• epistemology

• research focus

The _____ of qualitative studies involves a wide angle lens to capture the entirety of a phenomenon.

• epistemology

• ontology

• thought and behavior

• research focus

______ in qualitative research emphasizes individuals' personal realities and truths rather than objective or universal ones

• ontology

• epistemology

• thought and behavior

• research focus